Girl

Girl

A girl is any female human from birth through childhood and adolescence to attainment of adulthood when she becomes a woman. The term may also be used to mean a young woman.

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Famous quotes containing the word girl:

    “The bed is ravaged by such
    sweet sights. The girl is.
    The girl drifts up out of
    her nightgown and its color.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “We say that a girl with her doll anticipates the mother. It is more true, perhaps, that most mothers are still but children with playthings.”
    —F.H. (Francis Herbert)

    “You’re his girl and he’s your feller
    And all the rest is “talk.””
    —Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960)